Staying at Mongkol's place was a great experience! The room and bathroom were extremely clean and the A/C was great. It was situated in a very nice little neighborhood about a kilometer from Khao San Rd and very close to the Grand Palace. He was a great host and made sure all of our needs were met. He and his family run a restaurant out of the front of the space and make really delicious food. Everything about the stay was wonderful, but we were a little bit blindsided by the fact that the breakfasts we were offered for the next morning when we came in the evenings were not complementary. This was really just a problem of lack of communication on my part and they were not expensive as western standards go, but future guests should know. I would definitely stay with Mongkol again if I returned to Bangkok and would recommend this to everyone who visits and wants to stay in that area.